SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 Mind Bullet Inc.
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I. BANNER STORIES
Bush calls McCain, Obama, leaders to White House
Agence France-Presse
First Posted 09:54:00 09/25/2008
WASHINGTON -- US President George W. Bush will host White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama, as well as top lawmakers, for unprecedented economic crisis talks on Thursday, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Ateneo bags UAAP cage crown
By Abac Cordero
Friday, September 26, 2008
Ateneo finally ended years of disappointment with a 62-51 victory over La Salle last night as the Blue Eagles were crowned UAAP champions once more before a joyous crowd at the Araneta Coliseum.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925143
3. Manila Times
Friday, September 26, 2008
Trade deficit soars 200%
Surging fuel prices reason for large gap
The Philippines’ trade deficit for the first seven months of 2008 soared more than 200 percent year-on-year on the back of higher oil, rice and steel costs, official data showed Thursday.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/sep/26/yehey/top_stories/20080926top1.html
4. Malaya
Recession threatens
Bush: We must not let this happen
WASHINGTON. — President George W. Bush warned on Wednesday that the United States was in the middle of a serious financial crisis that could push the economy into a long-term recession if the government did not act.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/sep26/news1.htm
Bush warns of ‘painful recession’
Pushes $ 700-B bailout plan in US Congress
US President prods Congress to act immediately
WASHINGTON (AP, AFP) — President George W. Bush warned Americans and lawmakers reluctant to pass a $ 700-billion financial rescue plan that failing to act fast risks wiping out retirement savings, rising foreclosures, lost jobs, closed businesses and even "a long and painful recession.’’
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080926136263.html
Erap takes top poll spot in Palace survey
09/26/2008
A Malacañang-commissioned confidential survey on the early ranking of presidentiables, conducted between Sept. 1 and Sept. 7 nationwide, showed ousted President Joseph Estrada at the top of the heap in a six-way race, administration and opposition sources confirmed to the Tribune yesterday.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080926hed1.html
7. Abante
‘DI NA MAAAWAT ANG LABAN!--PACQUIAO
Ni VIRGI ROMANO
Walang makapipigil sa megabucks duel sa pagitan nina Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao at boxing’s Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya.
Maging ang Games and Amusement Board (GAB), ang lokal na komisyon sa larong boksing sa bansa, ay walang magagawa para pigilan ang “Dream Match” na magaganap sa Dis-yembre 6 sa MGM Grand Arena sa Las Vegas.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/sep2608/default.htm
BABIES NILAMON NG PUTIK
Irwin Corpuz
Dahil sa walang humpay na pagbuhos ng pag-ulan kamakalawa ng gabi ay bigla na lamang nawasak ang kubong tirahan ng isang pamilya sa gilid ng burol na ikinatabon ng magkapatid na paslit mula sa gumuhong lupa sa kanilang tirahan sa San Mateo, Rizal.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/sep2608/news_headline.htm
Pacquiao delikado kay dela Hoya
Ni Butch Quejada
Friday, September 26, 2008
Gusto ni Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez na ipa-suspinde sa Games and Amusement Board (GAB) ang professional boxing license ni people’s champion Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao dahil sa takot na baka mapatay ito sa gagawing laban nila ni Goldey Boy Oscar dela Hoya.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008092595
10. Journal
POISONED
One baby kidney case traced to melamine
INVESTIGATION into cases of infants with kidney ailments has so far come up with only one linked to milk contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-09-26&sec=1&aid=73998
11. Business World
Imports rise offers little cheer
Oil and related products displace electronics in July’s 16% gain
SHIPMENTS OF OIL and related products pushed imports up 16% in July from a year earlier, displacing electronics in a result analysts said did not bode well for the economy.
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW092608/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
‘US crisis may cut RP growth’
By Cai U. Ordinario
Reporter
WITH US President George W. Bush confirming that the United States has indeed plunged into a serious financial crisis, local economists are expecting the Philippines to also experience a slowdown this year and the next.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/0926&272008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
2M kilos of Chinese milk sold in RP stores
‘If it’s from China, don’t buy it’
By Margaux Ortiz, Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:35:00 09/26/2008
MANILA, Philippines—More than two million kilograms of milk imported from China were able to enter the country this year, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Thursday.
RH bill row spreads to budget hearing
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:37:00 09/26/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The row in the House over the reproductive health bill pending before the plenary appears to have extended to the budget panel’s subcommittee hearings on the proposed P1.4-trillion budget for 2009.
TRANSPARENCY INT’L SURVEY
PAGC on corruption list: Just a perception
By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:38:00 09/26/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The image of the Philippines as a corrupt country is only a matter of “perception,” the Malacañang anti-graft body said Thursday.
Rescuers find 3 miners’ bodies in tunnel
By Elmer Kristian Dauigoy, Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:35:00 09/26/2008
ITOGON, BENGUET—Rescuers’ hopes of finding a group of trapped miners alive were dashed Thursday with the discovery of three bodies in a flooded underground tunnel.
Mindanao humanitarian needs real–Oxfam
UK aid agency disputes Palace denial of crisis
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:36:00 09/26/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Hunger and disease stalk makeshift camps for people forced out of their homes in the current fighting in Mindanao and mothers risk getting caught in the crossfire so they can go back to their war-torn villages to get food to feed their children.
22 rebels dead in latest clashes in South, says AFP
By Inquirer Mindanao, Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:37:00 09/26/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Clashes since Tuesday between government forces and guerrillas of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have left at least 22 rebels dead in Central Mindanao, the military reported Thursday.
Paging Angelina Jolie; MILF seeks star’s help
By Jeoffrey Maitem, Inquirer Mindanao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:39:00 09/26/2008
KORONADAL CITY— Will Angelina Jolie please step up and help solve the separatist insurgency in Mindanao?
That’s what the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) wants the Hollywood star to do.
Captives may be freed before Ramadan’s end
By Julie Alipala, Inquirer Mindanao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:41:00 09/26/2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY—Kidnappers want to negotiate the release before the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan the humanitarian workers Merlie Mendoza and Esperancita Hupida along with a nurse they have been holding since July, officials said Thursday.
Military seeks P10B more to wipe out rebs
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:42:00 09/26/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro has asked for an additional P10 billion for the military’s budget for next year in order to end Muslim and communist insurgencies by 2010.
SPECIAL REPORT
Imagine life without the movies in their mind
By Marinel Cruz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:44:00 09/26/2008
Related stories:
Shoppers going for lower-priced items
Tough times force families to cut back on expenses
From LPG to sawdust, charcoal, rice husk
MANILA, Philippines—Imagine life without movies, music and television.
Gov’t, medical groups launch health education program
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 07:21:00 09/26/2008
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Leaders of government and the medical profession have forged a nationwide health education program aimed at reducing the mortality and incidence of the country’s top 10 killer diseases.
Military uses ‘flip-flop’ tactic vs insurgency
By Jaime Laude
Friday, September 26, 2008
Army troops are adopting a new tactic to counter the insurgency problem – distributing slippers to grade school pupils in far-flung areas.
Through their “Tsinelas Campaign” project, the Philippine Army, together with the PEACEnet volunteer group, recently “raided” a remote village in Negros island, carrying not guns but 600 pairs of flip-flops and food that were distributed to the pupils.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925144
‘Keep bread prices down’
By Paolo Romero
Friday, September 26, 2008
President Arroyo has directed Trade Secretary Peter Favila to meet with members of the flour milling industry and bakers to find ways to keep the prices of bread and similar products down.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925146
Tainted milk scandal spreads to other products
By Sheila Crisostomo
Friday, September 26, 2008
The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) will collect samples of milk byproducts made in China for traces of melamine, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925147
Abduction risk in Somalia worries gov’t
By Mayen Jaymalin
Friday, September 26, 2008
Hundreds of Filipino seafarers on board foreign vessels face the risk of abduction in Somalia daily, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925148
CBCP: Opposition to RH bill gaining ground in Congress
Friday, September 26, 2008
The Catholic hierarchy is claiming that opposition to the Reproductive Health Bill is gaining ground in Congress.
Fr. Melvin Castro, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Family and Life (CBCP-ECFL) executive secretary, told Catholic Church-run Radio Veritas that he has observed a shift in the stand of members of the House of Representatives.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925149
Military tightens noose on suspected Bravo hideouts
By Roel Pareño
Friday, September 26, 2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government troops tightened the noose on the group of wanted Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Abdurahman Macapaar, alias Commander Bravo, whose forces have holed out in the jungle boundaries of the Lanao provinces.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925150
DENR taps expertise of Pinoy NASA scientist in climate change drive
By Katherine Adraneda
Friday, September 26, 2008
Environment Secretary Lito Atienza has sought the help of a Filipino scientist working for the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to boost government initiatives to mitigate the impact of global warming in the Philippines.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925151
GMA to public: Report abuse of government vehicles
Friday, September 26, 2008
President Arroyo called on the public yesterday to report unauthorized use of government vehicles.
In Administrative Order No. 239, Mrs. Arroyo said the public can send the information via text messages, letters or telegrams.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925152
COA report says AFP modernization ‘far from being attained’
By Reinir Padua
Friday, September 26, 2008
The plan to modernize the country’s military is “far from being attained,” according to a report of the Commission on Audit (COA), citing the absence of concrete plans, lack of funding and sluggish procurement process.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925153
Suspicious Gordon wants Comelec budget reconciled
By Christina Mendez
Friday, September 26, 2008
Sen. Richard Gordon has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to go back to the drawing board and reconfigure its proposed budget for the full automation of the May 2010 national and local elections.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925155
Angara to start probe on Lehman impact
By Christina Mendez
Friday, September 26, 2008
The Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies will begin on Monday its public hearing on the impact of the collapse of Lehman Brothers on the local financial system.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925156
Villar told to prove he can still lead Senate
By Aurea Calica
Friday, September 26, 2008
Senators belonging to the minority are leaving it up to Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. to steer the chamber into passing necessary measures and treaties amid the controversies hounding him.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925157
COA finds P667M worth of defective DepEd IT equipment
By Rainier Allan Ronda
Friday, September 26, 2008
While the Department of Education (DepEd) is determined to tap information and communication technology (ICT) to improve the quality of education in public schools, hundreds of millions of pesos worth of computers it purchased through the years have been wasted and unused due to defects and the lack of teachers who know how to use them.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925159
UNO: Corruption rating under GMA won’t improve
By Michael Punongbayan
Friday, September 26, 2008
The United Opposition (UNO) led by Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay said the survey of Transparency International (TI) showing the country’s low ratings in fighting corruption is not expected to improve as long as the Arroyo administration and its officials are continually linked to irregularities.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925160
‘No need for signature drive vs GMA’
By Delon Porcalla
Friday, September 26, 2008
Two pro-administration lawmakers see there is no need for President Arroyo’s critics to launch a signature campaign against extending her term because she will not stay in office beyond 2010.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925161
Group asks WHO to restrict marketing of unhealthy foods
Friday, September 26, 2008
Amid growing concern on obesity among Filipino children, the global consumer federation Consumers International (CI) yesterday sought restrictions on the marketing of unhealthy food in the Philippines.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925162
Pagcor’s $25-B tourism city to rise in Parañaque
By Michael Punongbayan
Friday, September 26, 2008
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) may now begin construction of the biggest tourism and entertainment city in the country after securing a permit from Parañaque, which is expected to rake in P1 billion yearly in tax revenue from the $25-billion project.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925163
GMA to reaffirm commitment to MDG goals
Friday, September 26, 2008
NEW YORK – President Arroyo will reaffirm the Philippines’ commitments to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015 when she delivers here Thursday morning the Country Report on the progress made to eliminate poverty.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925164
Survey dives for Princess of the Stars begin
By Evelyn Macairan
Friday, September 26, 2008
Despite erratic weather conditions, divers from two salvaging companies and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have started doing “survey dives” near Sibuyan Island in Romblon to determine the best way to remove the toxic cargo inside the capsized M/V Princess of the Stars.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080925165
Approval rating ni Villar pinakamataas, GMA sadsad
Friday, September 26, 2008
Nakuha ni Senate President Manny Villar ang pinakamataas na approval rating na 72% sa hanay ng pinakamatataas na opisyal ng gobyerno sa isinagawang survey ng Pulse Asia
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008092598
Paglayas ng Senado sa GSIS bldg. aprub sa 21 senador
Friday, September 26, 2008
Bagaman at hindi pa sinisimulan ang pagtalakay sa resolusyon na naglalayong pag-aralan ang pagkakaroon ng sariling building ng Senado upang hindi na sila umupa ng P8.3 milyon isang buwan sa Government System Insurance System (GSIS) Building, pinaboran na agad ito ng 21 senador.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008092599
Joker sees admin win in 2010 with opposition ‘disintegration’
BY DENNIS GADIL
SEN. Joker Arroyo yesterday said the administration’s standard bearer in 2010 is likely to win, with the irreversible disintegration of the "star-studded" presidential aspirants from the opposition.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/sep26/news3.htm
House committee okays BI budget for 2009
09/26/2008
The House of Representatives has passed at the sub-committee level the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI’s) proposed budget for 2009 and cited the bureau for its achievements in revenue collection and contributions to increasing foreign investments and tourist arrivals in the Philippines.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/metro/20080926met6.html
Approval rating ni GMA sadsad uli, Villar umangat
(Boyet Jadulco)
Tulad ng inaasahan, muling nangulelat si Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa pinakahuling survey ng Pulse Asia matapos itong makakuha ng pinakamababang approval rating na 22% at pinakamataas namang disapproval rating na 48%.
Kung nangamote si GMA, si Senate President Manny Villar naman ang muling nakakuha ng pinakamataas na approval rating na 72%.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/sep2608/news_story5.htm
Lacson denies splitting opposition
By: Bernadette E. Tamayo
SENATOR Panfilo Lacson took exception to the allegation of Sen. Joker Arroyo that he caused a rift among his colleagues in the opposition bloc.
He noted that the Senate had been split as early as 2007 when some senators who ran under the banner of the Genuine Opposition chose to join the majority bloc.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-09-26&sec=4&aid=74015
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